Chapter 3 Health Flashcards
The response of your body and mind to being challenged or threatened. You experience stress when situations, events, or people make demands on your body and mind.
Stress
Positive stress
Eustress
Negative stress
Distress
And event or situation that causes stress
Stressor
4 types of stressors
Major life changes
Catastrophes
Everyday problems
Environmental problems
Having to adjust to new surroundings, new people, increased expectation. Can be stressful because they take energy to adjust to.
Major life changes
Highly stressful and unexpected.
An event that threatens lives and may destroy property
Catastrophe
Minor problems but can still contribute to your overall feeling of stress
Everyday problems
These are conditions in your immediate surroundings
Environmental problems
The initial reaction of the body stress. It prepares you to either _____ the stressor or _____ and escape the stressor
Fight or flight
Warnings signs of stress
How your body functions
Changes in emotions
Your body releases adrenaline in your blood which causes immediate change in your body
Alarm Stage
Your body adapts to the continued presence of the stressor. The alarm stage symptoms disappear. This stage uses up a lot of energy
Resistance stage
Your body can no longer keep up with the demands placed on it.
Exhaustion stage
Overeating or not eating at all, sleep problems, withdrawing
Behavioral changes
Unable to concentrate, negative thinking, excessive worrying, self-criticism, critical of others
Changes in thinking
Muscle tension, headaches, upset stomach, pounding heart, skin rash, shortness of breath
Physical changes
Irritable, angry, nervous, increased crying, impatient
Emotional changes
The tendency to focus on the positive aspects of a situation
Optimism
The tendency to focus on the grave and expect the worst
Pessimism
A person who accepts nothing less than excellence
Perfectionist
The ability to recover or “bounce back” from extreme or prolonged stress
Resilience
This will help you to use your time more productively and help you feel more in control
Time management
You practice the event without actually doing the event
Mental rehearsal
Doing something physically active to provide your body with a a healthy outlet to build up energy
Physical activity
Give your body and mind a rest
Relaxation
Learning to control one or more body functions by monitoring responses
Biofeedback
Substitute positive or realistic thoughts for negative thoughts
Avoid negative thinking
It allows you to deal with the stressor and keep it in perspective
Humor
Helps you deal with extreme prolonged stress
Build resilience
Sharing your problems can help you see them more clearly
Reach out for support
